Johann Vexo plays the Prelude and Fugue on the name Alain, opus 7, by Maurice Duruflé.
Recorded at Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. Organ by Rieger (2005), three manuals and pedal, 59 stops.
The organ was featured on the cover of the July 2005 issue of The Diapason:
See Johann Vexo’s artist spotlight: https://www.thediapason.com/artists/johann-vexo
He is represented by Phillip Truckenbrod Concert Artists.
The representative snapshots contained in the following clip portray the skills base and wide range of competencies of Rieger Orgelbau, an organ building company that is active on all continents. It is one of the oldest and most traditional companies in the world (founded in 1843). Due to its substantial staff complement (currently around 60 people), it is able to produce almost all the components of an organ itself, from the smallest part of a keyboard to organ cases in all possible styles, flue and reed pipes in metal and wood, to a sophisticated integrative electronic control and capture system. In numerous scenes filmed in the workshop, one gains an insight into the craftsmanship of Rieger Orgelbau.
There are also many visual and, above all, audio examples of famous Rieger organs, including those from St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna, the Paris Philharmonie, the Musiikkitalo Concert Hall in Helsinki and various instruments in Asia. Together they document the diversity of Rieger organs, beginning with a strictly historical design to ultra-modern new organs.
Rieger Orgelbau is featured on the cover of the November 2023 issue of The Diapason:
https://www.thediapason.com/content/cover-feature-rieger-orgelbau-saint-marys-basilica-krakow-poland
For information: https://www.rieger-orgelbau.com/en
Johann Vexo plays Danse macabre by Camille Saint-Saëns, recorded at the First Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia.
Johann Vexo is Professor of Organ at the Conservatory as well as the Superior Music Academy in Strasbourg. He has performed extensively throughout Europe, the United States, Canada, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, and Russia. He has appeared as a featured artist in numerous international music festivals and organ series in cities such as Atlanta, Auckland, Chicago, Dallas, Geneva, Los Angeles, Melbourne, Montréal, Munich, New York, Porto, Saint Petersburg, San Francisco, Seattle, and Vienna. His performances have been in notable venues such as the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington D.C., the Wanamaker Organ in Philadelphia, Westminster Abbey in London, the Kultur- und Kongresszentrum Luzern, St. Mary’s Cathedral in Sydney, the Moscow Conservatory, and the Metropolitan Cathedral in Mexico City. He has also performed with various orchestras and musical ensembles.
Johann Vexo has made several recordings of French classical and German romantic music on historic French organs. His most recent recording, performed on the great organ of Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, was released on the JAV label. He has over 50 performance videos featured on YouTube.
Johann Vexo is represented in North America exclusively by Phillip Truckenbrod Concert Artists, LLC.
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E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 860-560-7800
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Sebastian Heindl plays Marcel Dupré's Prelude and Fugue in B Major, op. 7, no. 1.
Recorded at St. Matthias Church Berlin.
See also Sebastian Heindl's artist spotlight.
As part of his first-place prize at the Longwood Gardens International Organ Competition, Sebastian Heindl is represented for three years in North America exclusively by Phillip Truckenbrod Concert Artists, LLC.
